Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 31-7-2 - Definitions2.1. "Board" means the West Virginia Board of Licensed Dietitians established pursuant to W. Va. Code § 30-35-1et seq.2.2. "Licensed Dietitian" means a person licensed by the board to practice medical nutrition therapy or nutrition therapy in West Virginia.2.3. "Store and forward" means the asynchronous communication of medical data or images from an originating location to a licensed dietitian at another site for the purpose of therapeutic assistance.2.4. "Telehealth" is the application of evaluative, consultative, preventative, and therapeutic services delivered through telecommunication and information technologies. Medical nutrition therapy or nutrition therapy services provided by means of a telehealth service delivery model can be synchronous, that is, delivered through interactive technologies in real time, or asynchronous, using store-and-forward technologies. Telehealth is considered the same as teletherapy, telerehabilitation, and telepractice in various settings and for the purpose of this rule.2.5. "Telehealth technologies" means technologies and devices which enable secure electronic communications and information exchange in the practice of telehealth, and typically involve the application of secure real-time audio/video conferencing or similar secure video services or store and forward digital image technology to provide medical nutrition therapy or nutrition therapy services by replicating the interaction of a traditional in-person encounter between a licensed dietitian and a patient.